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...been a focus of that investigation. The NTSB's John Goglia, a trained mechanic and a 35-year aviation-industry veteran, is concerned about some statistics that show an increase in serious accidents with maintenance as the primary cause. "Some of the same questions that were raised by the ValuJet crash in 1996 are still with us," says Goglia. The ValuJet crash, which killed 110, was attributed to a contractor's error. "Is third-party maintenance of sufficient quality? Is it regulated enough? Are too many corners being cut to save money? I don't know, but we need...
Aviation watchdogs have been baring their teeth in the aftermath of two high-profile crashes in 1996--ValuJet in Florida and TWA off the coast of New York. Regulators have been increasingly willing to bring criminal charges against airlines and their employees for negligence and deliberate disregard of safety guidelines. Federal prosecutors won a criminal conviction of aircraft-maintenance company SabreTech in December in connection with the hazardous material that allegedly caused the ValuJet crash, which killed 110 people. The same month, American Airlines pleaded guilty to criminal charges--and paid $8 million in fines--for illegal handling of pesticides...
EGYPTAIR No matter what went down, you've got a problem. Name change worked for ValuJet...
...those horrible incidents that sends chills down the spine. On May 11, 1996, after a cargo fire tore through the passenger cabin of a ValuJet DC-9, the airplane plunged straight down into the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people aboard. On Tuesday, Florida prosecutors moved to criminalize the conclusions of air safety investigators: Improperly packaged oxygen canisters ignited the fire that caused the crash. State prosecutors charged the maintenance company, SabreTech, with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, both felonies, because of what they alleged was the unlawful transportation of hazardous waste. A separate federal indictment charged three...
...Nova Scotia, killing all 229 people onboard. While the cause of that Sept. 2 crash has not yet been determined, investigators have discovered indications of a fire in an electronics compartment below the cockpit, and the presence of smoke made the crash seem eerily similar to that of ValuJet Flight 592 in the Florida Everglades in 1996. As a result, the Swissair disaster has attracted fresh attention to inexpensive devices already widely deployed in private corporate jets--but not in commercial aircraft--that can help protect pilots and passengers from the horror of a smoke-filled cabin...